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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cessation \Ces*sa"tion\ (s[e^]s*s[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [F. cessation, L. cessatio, fr cessare See {Cease}.] A ceasing or discontinuance, as of action whether temporary or final; a stop; as a cessation of the war. The temporary cessation of the papal iniquities. --Motley. The day was yearly observed for a festival by cessation from labor. --Sir J. Hayward. {Cessation of arms} (Mil.), an armistice, or truce, agreed to by the commanders of armies, to give time for a capitulation, or for other purposes. Syn: Stop; rest; stay; pause; discontinuance; intermission; interval; respite; interruption; recess; remission. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cessation n : a stopping; "a cessation of the thunder" [syn: {surcease}]
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